by Benji | Nov 4, 2020 | Effects, Inner Circle
“Yo Doc, this is heavy…” I’ve always found ‘weighing the cards’ to be among the most boring effects you can do with a deck of cards. When they’ve seen us make cards appear at freely chosen numbers, inside sealed envelopes, and after spelling THEIR names…do...
by Benji | Nov 1, 2020 | Inner Circle, Thinking Differently
Here’s an email I sent out last week: Yesterday, I finished reading a book called ‘Zero to One’, and boy did it have a powerful lesson for magicians woven into its pages… A little context: This book was written by a man named Peter Thield. You may not have heard of...
by Benji | Oct 31, 2020 | Effects, Inner Circle
Mismate routine gets ‘suped-up’ with a Pit Hartling idea… Today’s effect is a variation on one that I sent you earlier this week. If you haven’t read that one, go do that here. Done? You’re the best. Let’s get into it… Here’s the idea: It occurred to me...
by Benji | Oct 29, 2020 | Effects, Inner Circle
Simon Aronson was a genius, here’s an idea he inspired… Alright, here’s an interesting idea I had based on an effect from the legendary Simon Aronson. The effect is called ‘Mismate’ and is described in detail in the book Bound to Please (which I’m gonna assume...
by Benji | Oct 23, 2020 | Audio Training, Uncategorized
In this episode, I talk about the Stockdale Paradox, and how you can use it to drastically improve your magic… Also discussed: why most magic clubs are ‘breeding grounds’ for bad magic What Jeff Bezos and magic have in common The reason most magicians have no idea...
